hardware disease

  1. Cochintrice

    Care and support for hen awaiting surgery

    I have a single bird, a 9 month old cochin hen named Big Juicy. BJ is a house chicken and in a spot of trouble. I am getting her the best care I can and we're currently awaiting a date for surgery, and I have some instructions from the vet for care in the meantime, but I'm grateful for any tips...
  2. auzzvacha

    2.5 week old mallard with twitching wings

    Hi, I have a 2.5 week old mallard duckling. She is a rescue so is with me all the time but we try to spend a couple hours a day outside with the other ducks so she can integrate back into being a duck as she grows. Because this is my first duckling I’m not sure if her actions are normal. Her...
  3. Brooke_R

    My duck swallowed my earring.

    Last night, I was leaned down by my ducks and one reached up and grabbed my earring out of my ear. He swallowed it before I could get it from him. I’ve been reading threads from people with this same/similar problem and have been trying to take the advice they were given. I’ve been hand feeding...
    • Brooke_R
    • Thread
    • chelation duck ducks hardware disease swallowed foreign object
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. PearlTheDuck

    Is this safe?

    We ordered this for our ducks as a swimming pool, only to just now read about Zinc Poisoning and Hardware Disease. Is this safe for them to swim in and drink out of or not?
    • PearlTheDuck
    • Thread
    • ducks galvanized hardware disease lead poisioning stock tank swimming zinc poisoning
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
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